IT’S A WONDERFUL LEGACY
Nov 29, 2021
4 minutes
Interview by Steven MacKenzie @stevenmackenzie
“Every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings.” Ringing in the emotional climax to the most moving, poignant and timeless film is little Zuzu Bailey.
It’s Zuzu’s petals, rediscovered in George Bailey’s pocket, which makes him realise he has his life back, and that it is actually wonderful.
The child actor who played Zuzu, Karolyn Grimes, is now 81. Calling from Mount Shasta, in northern California, she sounds half that age. “I’m very fortunate, I am,” she says. “I just have a love for life, I think that keeps me young. And
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